* Effects on maternal and paternal smoking on attentional control in children with and without AD/HD Prenatal exposure to smoke--both by the mother and the father--may be a risk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands, published in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry online in March. Previous research has shown a connection between maternal smoking during pregnancy and an increased risk of ADHD, but researchers did not know if the correlation was entirely environmental. By studying the effect of paternal smoking as well, they were able to conclude that the environmental effect of exposure to smoke prenatally does increase risk for ADHD. Read more in European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryTo view the whole article in PDF, click here
* ADHD Correlates, Comorbidity and Impairment in Community and Treated Samples of Children and Adolescents By: Jose Bauermeister, Patrick E. Shrout, Rafael Ramirez, Milagros Bravo, Margarita Alegria, Alfonso Martinez-Taboas, Ligia Chavez , Maritza Rubio-Stipec, Pedro Garcia, Julio C. Ribera, Glorisa Canino Published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology: www.springerlink.com
Abstract Patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and youth were examined in representative samples from the community and from treatment facilities serving medically indigent youth in Puerto Rico. Information from caretakers and youths was obtained using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, (version IV), measures of global impairment, and a battery of potential correlates. In the community (N=1896) and the treated samples (N= 763), 7.5% and 26.2% of the children, respectively, met criteria for DSM-IV ADHD in the previous year. Although the prevalence rates and degree of impairment differed, the general patterns of correlates, comorbidity and impairment were similar in both populations. The exceptions were associated with conduct disorder, anxiety, impairment in the ADHD comorbid group, and age factors that appeared to be related to selection into treatment.
* ADHD and substance abuse ADHD and Substance Abuse are related. There is a growing body of literature concerning this relationship. However research is fragmentary and often not comparable due to differences in research methodology and treatment and cultural differences between countries. International collaboration is necessary for future research. The Trimbos-institute initiated the first ‘International Invitational Conference – ADHD and Substance Abuse’ held December 7th and 8th 2005 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Read more Source: Trimbos Institute, The Netherlands
* ADHD and its relationship to comorbidity and gender (Jónsdóttir, Sólveig) The thesis presents the results of four studies on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Read more
* Dr. Armando Filomeno - The need for reliable information worldwide The practice of medicine has changed in a significant way since the advent of Internet. In the ‘old days’ a medical diagnosis and its treatment were seldom challenged by the patient or his family and when that happened it was through a second medical opinion. It is very common nowadays that patients use the World Wide Web to read about their symptoms or about the most likely diagnosis and its treatment. If they are lucky enough to search into the right Web sites they will have a better idea of what sort of specialist they should look for, and they will be able to judge the diagnosis and treatment on a better basis; this is what happens now in most medical conditions.read more
* Parents medication Guide - By the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Pasychiatric Association To view the PDF article in English click here Para leer el artículo completo en español haga click aquí
